There were "Confucians before Confucius" (Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee, Confucianism and Women: A Philosophical Interpretation). The corresponding Chinese term is ru 儒, which is interpreted by ancient philologists as "soft" or "peaceful" (rou 柔: Shuowen jiezi 說文解字, Zheng Xuan's 鄭玄 commentary to the Liji 禮記) , meaning someone who is able to appease and becalm others by a certain decent behaviour. Other commentators use the word "smoothener" (ru 濡: Zheng Xuan, Huang Kan's 皇侃 commentary to the Shuowen jiezi) for such a mediating position. The ru are mediators not only between man and man, but especially between Heaven, Earth and Man (Fayan 法言). For this task, they need constancy (buyi 不易: Hanshi waizhuan 韓氏外傳) as well as the right expertise (shu 術, ji 伎) to discern (Fengsu tongyi 風俗通義) what is proper and what not. Seen from the inscriptions on oracle bones, it seems that the word ru 濡 was a kind of ritual washing performed before sacrifices were performed.
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Dating tips with (mainland) Chinese girls
Chinese girls are quite special due to the rich cultural heritage, very tender, considerate, kind and alluring. Their outlook on life is often different from westerners'. Here we provide 9 tips to date with Chinese girls.
The origin of Chinese last names(family names/surnames)
Chinese family name can made by your English name. If the English spelling of your last name is different from that of the table, please send us a note and we will add that to our table. If you don't find your last name, please send us a note also, so that we will try to find the origin of your Chinese last name and add it to our web. If you need a good name, just send me out E-mail: hjChinese@hujiang.com , you can get a free and meaningful name.
3 Steps Teach You Spend Chinese Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It is also the time for the whole families to get together,which is similar with Christmas Day. The Spring Festival in China can be generally divided into three steps. Before, in and after Spring Spring Festival, Chinese will do a lot of meaningfun activies. And the same time, There are many customs related to different steps:
Manner to address people in Chinese 中文称呼的礼仪
If you meet Chinese and want to know him/her, how to address Chinese is an important problem in front of you. When introducing people in Chinese, the order is surname first, title second.The Chinese seldom call each other by their whole name unless they are close friends or members of the immediate family. When addressing people, it is common practice to use titles like：
China’s Story of the Stone: the best book
The Story of the Stone: the best book you've never heard of The death of the elderly Chinese scholar Zhou Ruchang draws attention to a startling fact: that China’s greatest work of literature, the 18th-century novel Dream of the Red Chamber, on which Professor Zhou was an acknowledged – and somewhat obsessive – expert, is still virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. And yet a complete and highly readable English translation has been available in Penguin Classics for nearly 30 years.
Taboos when Using Chopsticks in China
中国人使用筷子用餐是从远古流传下来的，古时又称其为“箸”。日常生活中对筷子的运用是非常有讲究的。一般我们在使用筷子时，正确的使 用方法是用右手执筷，大拇指和食指捏住筷子的上端，另外三个手指自然弯曲扶住筷子，且要把筷子两端对齐。用餐前筷子要整齐地码放在饭碗的右侧，用餐后则要 整齐地竖向码放在饭碗的正中。但是，以下筷子的使用方法绝对是禁忌。
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